2008.9.4. Chamber Music America and Early Music America Ensemble Showcase 2008 by Western Arts Alliance which is having its annual conference here.

• Fry Street Quartet
Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 18, no. 6, Allegro con brio, Ludwig van Beethoven.
Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 130, Cavatina, Beethoven.
Quartet in C Minor, Op. 18, no. 4, Allegro, Beethoven.

• La Catrina String Quartet
Metro Chabacano, Javier Alvarez.
Danza, Emmanuel Arias y Luna.
Quartet no. 1, Allegro Giocoso Alla Slovacca, Erwin Schulhoff.

• Music Pacifica - Baroque Ensemble
Sonata sopra L'Aria di Ruggiero, Salamone Rossi.
Sonata in F major, after BWV 529, Allegro, J. S. Bach.
Ground after the Scotch Humour, Nicola Matteis.
Medley of Scottish Tunes: Johnnie Faa, the Gordon, My Lame Leg, Tullymet Hall, Lord Saltoun, arr. Blumenstock.

• The Tudor Choir
Tu Es Petrus, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina.
Ave Verum Corpus, William Byrd.
Nunc Dimittis (for double choir), Palestrina.

• Euclid Quartet
Quartet no. 4, Prestissimo con sordino, Bartok.
Chrysanthemums, Giaccomo Puccini.
Quartet in D major, Op. 18, no. 3, Presto, Beethoven.

• Borealis String Quartet
Quartet in F minor, Op. 95, Allegro con brio, Beethoven.
Quartet in D major, Op. 83, Allegretto, Dmitri Shostakovich.
Quartet in G minor, Op. 27, Un poco andante - Allegro, Edvard Grieg.

I really liked La Catrina String Quartet w/ interesting compositions, and Euclid Quartet. Mediocre wine and cookies after the performance. Town Hall downstairs isn't good for acoustics, a bit too dry and loud. They should have booked the recital hall at Benaroya. If not, then upstairs, the main hall, would be better. The audience consists of mostly musicians and agents from the conference. They also should advertise this more. A pity that not many people can enjoy this rare treat in summer.